Former Maryland Prison Imam was Investigated Over Alleged Islamic State Plot

An imam who once ministered to Maryland prison inmates has been investigated by the FBI in connection with an alleged Islamic State-inspired plot in Detroit, according to court documents.

Agents obtained a search warrant for Suleiman Bengharsa’s Facebook account in November after telling a judge that agents suspected the imam had helped a man named Sebastian Gregerson to amass an arsenal of weapons.

 

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